Although she doesn't know this, the reason Petra enjoys smoking cigarettes is because

low doses of nicotine produce pleasurable effects by stimulating __________ receptors in
the brain.

a. glutamate
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. GABA


d. acetylcholine

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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In terms of attachment:

a. daughters and sons respond similarly to maternal behavior. b. the father plays no role in attachment relationships. c. the quality of the attachment relationship is entirely dependent upon the mother. d. none of these

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K.C., who was injured in a motorcycle accident, remembers facts like the difference between a strike and a spare in bowling, but he is unaware of experiencing things like hearing about the circumstances of his brother's death, which occurred two years before the accident. His memory behavior suggests

A. intact semantic memory but defective episodic memory. B. intact procedural memory but defective semantic memory. C. intact episodic memory but defective semantic memory. D. intact episodic memory but defective procedural memory.

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Alex is a young adolescent who hopes to achieve the muscular development and gain the height that will enable him to be an outstanding high school basketball player. The hormone production that will help facilitate his goal is most closely associated with..

A) REM SLEEP B) NREM-1 C) NREM-2 D) NREM-3

Psychology